Printable Forms
After six years of gardening with children in the London
are, LIFE*SPIN has produced the Pocket-Sized
Farms Kid's Garden Book. Organized around the seasons the book
is designed for children to use as members of a school garden club or in their
own backyards. The book uses two fictional characters, the Crow and the
Scarecrow, in a rhyming story of important organic gardening principles.
It is intended both as a source of inspiration and a learning opportunity for
children. Evocatively illustrated by Jay Cassels, the book includes a
number of journal pages to make garden notes as well as space for kids to
design their own garden plan.
The children's book is part of a package of materials
that LIFE*SPIN is developing to encourage London
area schools to develop productive, inspiring gardens on currently barren
school yards. We believe these spaces can be a source of healthy, organic
food. The second part of the package is a Teacher's and Parent's
Guide to Organic Gardening that will be available early in the new
year. This will include organic gardening advice, a number of
educational activities, and specific tips for gardening with young kids.
To order a copy of the "Pocket-Sized Farms Kid's Garden Book" and "Teacher's and Parent's Guide to Organic Gardening" click here.